Opinion

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Modi launches ‘Learn India Learn’ campaign to educate lower income group about his other campaigns

Cynics may criticize him for launching campaigns that,
according to them, bear no relevance to the daily struggles of the
larger population, but no one can deny the fact that Shri Narendra
Modi’s inspiring speeches make every listener believe that those
campaigns are introduced specifically for him or her. And now, he has
taken a step ahead and launched, for the first time, an initiative only
for the poor.

Learn India Learn, a fantasy training program
dedicated to the underprivileged section of the society with a vision to
raise awareness of how Narendra Modi’s initiatives are boosting India’s
economic growth and why they should be proud of all the developments
happening around them, has been rolled out by the government. Everyone
part of this campaign would share whatever they understand from his
speeches and share the knowledge with as many people as possible, and
the person who understands the most about his campaigns will get a
mention in his next speech at Wembley Stadium.

To get a better
understanding of the program, we decided to meet some of the
participants and spoke to Ram Lal, a shopkeeper who has taken multiple
loans to run his business but now finding it difficult to make ends
meet. An ardent follower of Narendra Modi, Mr. Ram Lal greeted us
enthusiastically and said, “2014 general election was a victory of
common men because that marked the end of our struggles, and since then
we have been living a dream through Modiji.”

“I have never
travelled outside my town but now I see so many exotic foreign
locations…through his eyes,” his eyes sparkled as he continued, “When he
walks on the tarmac wearing a suit worth 10 lakh, I feel like I am
watching Arjun Rampal walking the ramp. And last year when Air India
One got parking slot near Air Force One and the entire nation celebrated
the news, I couldn’t hold back my tears. I ran to the terrace with my
kids and sang, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and took our selfie to capture the happy
moment.”

“So when did you decide to join the program?” we asked.

“He
has started so many great initiatives for us but unfortunately, because
of my lack of education, I am finding it difficult to get any benefit
from these initiatives. I have realized that I need to educate myself
to understand campaigns like Make in India, Start up India and many
others so that I can increase my earnings and repay the loans I have
taken.”

“There have been some misunderstandings as well because
those 15 lakh he has transferred to my account is still not reflecting
in my available balance.”

“Which 15 lakh?” we inquired.

“Those
15 lakh he gave us from black money proceeds. See, after he promised
to deposit 15 lakh in our accounts during election campaign, I
immediately informed the debt collectors that some funds were in the
process of getting transferred to my account in 100 days and that I
would clear the entire outstanding amount once it’s done. Don’t know
what’s causing the delay. I have even written a letter to him saying,
‘Sir, I am in deep financial stress. Kindly transfer the fund at your
earliest convenience,’ but still it’s not getting cleared. I think I
have sent him incorrect IFSC code.”

“However, I have actively
taken part in some of his noble initiatives like Clean India Movement
and Yoga Day. I have learned that 94 crore was spent on Swachh Bharat
ads in one year and 15.87 crore on SMSes to promote Yoga Day, and it was
totally worth it.”

“Are you regretting your decision to support
Narendra Modi?” we posed a question to understand if he was happy with
Modi government.

“Are you among those 12 followers of Rahul
Gandhi who understand his speeches and refuse to admit that he is a
stand-up comedian in the disguise of a politician?”

We hurriedly concluded the interview.

Also published here http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2016/01/21/modi-launches-learn-india-learn-campaign-to-educate-lower-income-group-about-his-other-campaigns/